The investigation began when police received a 911 call from Truax on Friday stating he was lost in the swamp behind his residence. An exhaustive search of the area was conducted by State Police patrols, the Pennellville, Caughdenoy and West Monroe fire departments and included air support from Onondaga County Air 1, and Lifenet from Penn.

Following Truax's safe return home, state police recovered a number of marijuana plants from Truax's detached garage. They had an aggregate weight of more than one pound.

Truax was arraigned in the Schroeppel Town Court by Justice Richard Burton. He posted cash bail of $500 and will be back in court at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 29